Chapter 65: Beach Volleyball.
The calendar flipped to a new square.
The time came to June 25, the third day of the special training by the seaside.
[The sky gradually brightens.]
[Under the clear and gentle morning sunlight, the sound of a whistle gathering students rings out in the hotel.]
[You wrap Melusine, who is still sleeping, inside the blanket, hide her so your roommates don't discover her, then go out with them to report in for the assembly.]
[Because of Melusine, you almost didn't sleep the entire night, receiving the temporary negative status [Staying Up Late], while the rank of [My Love Is Eternal] has also increased.]
"What kind of damn morning is this...!"
During the morning assembly, Eikou looked at the rising sun and shouted full of resentment.
"What's wrong, Sir Eikou," Gawain said with a confused expression. "Did something happen to you again last night?"
"What kind of damn morning is this!"
Eikou didn't answer and it wasn't convenient to explain, so he could only curse the air like a madman.
"Even if I don't quite understand it, I have a feeling that tomorrow he'll still be shouting like this."
Tristan wore an expression of having seen it all before.
While they slept soundly, every night there was always someone who had to go through all kinds of trials that were hard to imagine.
[Today is the third day of seaside training, and also the second day of you receiving special training.]
[The teacher in charge of today's special training is the familiar Fionn mac Cumhaill, A.K.A Finn-sensei.]
[Because it's summer at the beach, Finn—who was already unreliable—now appears even more flirtatious. He is wearing a Hawaiian-style vacation jacket and yellow beach shorts, with a straw hat on his head and a pair of sunglasses hanging from it. Compared to training students, he looks more like a middle-aged uncle on vacation.]
"Ah hahahaha, you all feel honored, right,"
Finn-sensei laughed loudly and heartily.
"Students of the Greek Class, and my beloved pupils of Britain—today, the teacher responsible for guiding you is none other than the guardian of Erin, the glorious leader of the Fianna Knights, the man who defeated Nuada, brought down the Demon Boar and the Horse of the Underworld—yes, it is I, Fionn mac Cumhaill, who will personally instruct you!"
"I knew it, today definitely won't be anything good…"
Eikou's mood sank even further.
"The title just keeps getting longer and longer—so how many teachers are there today, exactly?"
Gawain sighed as he spoke.
"Ahem, actually, the person who was supposed to teach you today was Artoria Lancer," Finn-sensei explained.
"She was responsible for teaching you how to fight near the water, so she even specifically changed into a lightweight swimsuit."
"But after Principal Da Vinci saw Artoria's swimsuit, she decided to cancel that training plan, believing that swimsuit might cause you all to lose focus. So instead, she had someone just as dazzling—namely me—temporarily take over the class. Ah hahahaha, you can look at me however you want!"
"NOOOOOOOOO!!!"
Before Eikou could even say anything, the Knights of the Round Table had already let out miserable screams.
Those Simp of the Round Table desperately wanted to see Lion King Super-Cup in a swimsuit!
"Why are you all screaming so miserably at witnessing my glorious splendor…?"
Finn-sensei looked somewhat confused.
"In any case, let's hurry up and start today's lesson. The content of today's special training is…"
His gaze suddenly sharpened, and he declared in an extremely serious tone:
"Beach Volleyball!"
"What exactly is this supposed to train? Do you really think we're going to participate in some sports meet?"
Eikou looked at him with a speechless expression.
"Hey hey, that's not right…"
Finn-sensei explained seriously.
"Volleyball is a competitive sport loved all over the world. It may look ordinary, but in fact it can comprehensively test and train all of your abilities: strength, agillity, endurance, flexibility, jumping ability, as well as the extremely important ability of team coordination. At the same time, it also tempers your strong will under the scorching sun on the beach. I firmly believe that through practicing Beach Volleyball, your strength will rise to a whole new level!"
"Naruhodo," Eikou thought for a moment and then asked, "So what's the truth?"
"I'm just a substitute teacher for today—how could I come up with such creative training plans. You can just play volleyball casually. With such nice weather, if you don't play Beach Volleyball, wouldn't that be a waste?"
Umu, now it finally makes sense.
[Finn plans to lead you all in practicing Beach Volleyball.]
[Although it's somewhat improvised, this is also part of the seaside training. Moreover, the opponents playing volleyball with you are all Servants—perhaps you can gain some valuable experience from it...]
[If you can win the Beach Volleyball match and successfully complete this objective, you may receive quite a good skill reward.]
"So that's how it is..."
Eikou pondered as he looked at this prompt.
Originally, he had only planned to just go through the motions, but since it was like this now, he would take it a bit more seriously.
And then Finn-sensei's voice suddenly became sharp:
"Even though it's just Beach Volleyball, in order to fully train your strength, this match—aside from the minimum basic rules—allows you to use skills and release Noble Phantasms. As long as you score points, you can do whatever you want!"
In other words, this was a Beach Volleyball match with no rules!
"Ha ha, anything goes, huh? That sounds interesting..."
A burst of hearty laughter sounded beside him, completely unmasking a wild and dangerous aura.
Eikou turned his head toward the sound.
What met his eyes was a tall, tanned beauty with a toned physique—a female warrior with a sharp smile and upright beast ears — Caenis.
Beside her was also a Witch who looked innocent and romantic, none other than Medea Lily.
Eikou almost forgot—those two were his current teammates.
"We should get along peacefully; I don't like fighting."
Medea Lily said with a smile.
"Hmph, that depends on whether you run into me—Caeni-sama—then..."
The sexy, dark-skinned warrior snorted disdainfully.
[June 25, morning.]
[As time passes, the temperature gradually rises, and hot sea breezes continuously blow in from the seaside. Your two Classes are immersed in the brilliant, sweltering summer sunlight, feet stepping on the scorching sand, preparing to begin an intense Beach Volleyball match.]
[Partly because of the hot summer weather, and partly because of being swept up by the surrounding atmosphere, before the match begins, everyone changes into swimsuits convenient for movement.]
[And very quickly, you notice that the girls around you are also all wearing cool and alluring swimsuits. Even just an inadvertent glance, those seductive curves are enough to firmly seize your gaze.]
[After Melusine's teasing yesterday, for you—whose My Love is Eternal has already reached rank A—this really is not a good thing...]